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The WireJul 8, 2026The gorgeous "El Inicio Es Cuestion De Suerte" is rich in stacked vocal harmonies. .... "Arise From The Graves And Aspire" - one of four tunes whose titles are borrowed from the writings of William Blake is the only track where the guitarist subsequently responded to Fratti's work, cutting up some of her cello parts and laying down additional guitar to bring an extra emotional punch. Here's to more Orcutt hypotheticals. [Aug 2026, p.56]
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Jun 11, 2026Ultimately, by the end of these thirty minutes, the chemistry between these two musicians feels undeniable.
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Jun 4, 2026Almost Waking crosses genres, generations, and cultures, serving as a testament to the beauty of true collaboration.
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Jun 2, 2026Orcutt and Fratti understand each other, and their collaboration might be the most relaxed, generous music either has made.
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May 22, 2026Though Fratti and Orcutt are never playing in the same room, it sounds like they’re actively responding to each other, rising and falling in tandem, listening and adapting to the atmosphere they’re creating in real time.
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May 22, 2026While Almost Waking feels like an aside for Fratti and Orcutt, both are reframed in this wonderfully alive-sounding album.
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May 22, 2026Fratti’s arrangements tiptoe around Orcutt’s jagged idiosyncrasies, creating a melodically rich, soothing yet robustly physical sound that often resembles chamber music that happens to have a healthy lining of dirt under its nails, and which manages to sound simultaneously unvarnished in its uncluttered directness and nuanced in its alluring detail.
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MojoMay 22, 2026Almost Waking wors as beautifully and sharply as flint on stone. [Jul 2026, p.86]
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UncutMay 22, 2026It's an auspicious pairing. [Jul 2026, p.36]